Grow the Economy Briefing note

Key messages March 2018

The Calderdale economy has shown resilience and consistent growth in the last five years. Since 2012 overall borough performance across a range of economic metrics has improved in line with national trends. These metrics show the economy is achieving strong results when compared with its ‘Best Borough in the North’ local authority neighbours and the Leeds City region. For example:

- **Jobs – employment rates** Calderdale’s employment rate has been higher than the average for Leeds City Region and England for five years in a row. In September 2017 it was 76.3%. This is the fourth highest rate within both the Best Borough in the North comparator group and third highest in the Leeds City Region. See table 1 and figure 1 in Appendix A for more information.

- **Jobs – number of jobs** The number of jobs in Calderdale increased from 97,000 in 2012 to 111,000 in 2016. The number of jobs per resident of working age has remained consistently higher than the average for the Leeds City region and Best Borough in the North comparator groups in the last five years. In 2016 there were 0.85 employee jobs per working age resident, a slight reduction on 0.86 for 2015. It was the fourth highest in the Leeds City Region and second highest in the Best Borough in the North comparator group. See table 2 and figure 2 in Appendix A for more information.

- **Jobs – private sector** Calderdale’s private sector has expanded in the last five years. There were 8,985 private sector work places in the borough in 2017 compared with 7,635 in 2012 – an 18% increase. In 2016 there were 42.1 private sector work places per 1,000 residents, the fourth highest rate in the Leeds City Region and third highest within the Best Borough North comparator group. See table 3 and figure 3 in Appendix A for more information.

Further information

- See Appendix B for a snapshot of Financial vulnerability for households in Calderdale in May 2017 using the Experian Financial vulnerability model.

- The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has identified a list of 18 Inclusive Growth monitor indicators. See Appendix C for a summary of recent results for Calderdale compared with its ‘Best Borough in the North’ local authority neighbours and Leeds City Region.

- Data sets that underpin the metrics in this report are available on Calderdale Data Works open data website.

Performance and Business Intelligence Team Calderdale Council 23 March 2018 performance.businessintelligence@calderdale.gov.uk

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1 ‘Best Borough in the North’ is a list of 20 authorities across the North of England including Calderdale. Calderdale Council benchmarks its corporate performance on selected metrics against this list. The authorities are: Barnsley, Bolton, Bury, Calderdale, Doncaster, Gateshead, Kirklees, Knowsley, North Tyneside, Oldham, Rochdale, Rotherham, Sefton, South Tyneside, St Helens, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan and Wirral.

2 Leeds City Region is a Local Enterprise Region for ten local authorities in Yorkshire. These are Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield and York. Appendix A

Jobs – employment rates

Table 1: Percentage of working age population in employment (employment rate)

| Area | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | |-------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| | Calderdale | 70.2% | 72.3% | 74.6% | 76.6% | 76.1% | 76.3% | | Best Borough in the North average | 68.2% | 69.2% | 69.8% | 71.9% | 71.5% | 72.3% | | Leeds City Region | 69.0% | 70.1% | 70.0% | 72.5% | 73.0% | 73.3% | | England | 70.5% | 71.2% | 72.3% | 73.5% | 74.1% | 74.7% |

Figure 1: Percentage of working age population in employment (employment rate)

Data source: Annual Population Survey https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=17 accessed 26 February 2018 Jobs – number of jobs

The number of jobs per working age resident is higher in Calderdale 0.85 than the average rate across Leeds City Region 0.81 Best Borough in the North 0.70 and equal to the National average 0.85

Table 2: Number of employee jobs by working-age population (jobs density)

| Area | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |-----------------------------|------|------|------|------|------| | Calderdale | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.85 | | Best Borough in the North average | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.70 | | Leeds City Region | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.81 | | England | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.85 |

Figure 2: Number of employee jobs by working-age population (jobs density)

Data source: ONS (Office for National Statistics) Jobs Density series https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=57 accessed 26 February 2018 Jobs – private sector

Number of private sector jobs per 1,000 residents

Table 3: Number of private sector workplaces per 1,000 resident population

| Area | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |-----------------------------|------|------|------|------|------| | Calderdale | 37.2 | 37.1 | 38.3 | 41.2 | 42.1 | | Best Borough in the North average | 29.4 | 29.4 | 30.4 | 33.1 | 34.2 | | Leeds City Region | 34.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 38.6 | | England | 39.9 | 40.0 | 41.4 | 44.1 | 45.5 |

Figure 3: Number of private sector workplaces per 1,000 resident population

Data source: UK Business Counts - Local Units https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=141 accessed 15 February 2018 Update 16 October 2020

Appendix B is no longer available

For further information contact performance.businessintelligence@calderdale.gov.uk Appendix C

Inclusive Growth Calderdale project data pack

JRF Inclusive Growth Monitor Indicators: Calderdale results compared with “Best Borough in the North” authorities and Leeds City Region

Updated 26 February 2018 Inclusive Growth – what is it?

The OECD defines Inclusive as “economic growth that creates opportunity for all segments of the population and distributes the dividends of increased prosperity, both in monetary and non-monetary terms, fairly across society.”

Nationally, there’s been much discussion about “JAMS” (just about managing), “Left Behind Britain”, the Gig economy etc, and in the past year the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) have published the report of their Inclusive Growth Commission, and Matthew Taylor has undertaken a review on modern employment practices.

However, there is still a national productivity gap, with the North lagging behind London and the South-East. Even within our own region, the inequality gap between richest and poorest continues to widen.

In West Yorkshire, the Combined Authority set up an Inclusive Growth Group, supported by a Core Team of officers from across the region, and in Calderdale we are developing our own Inclusive Economic Strategy.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation have identified a list of 18 Inclusive Growth Monitor Indicators which they feel will provide a good benchmark of how an area is performing. The attached data pack looks at each of those datasets in turn and compares Calderdale with “Best Borough in the North” authorities and the Leeds City Region average.

Steve Barnbrook Inclusive Growth Calderdale Project Lead Calderdale Council | Theme | Topic | Indicator | Full description of Indicator | Leeds City Region rank\* (out of 10 unless stated; 1 = best) | Best Borough in the North rank # (out of 20 unless stated; 1 = best) | |-----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| | Inclusion | Income | Out of work benefits | Percentage of working-age population receiving out-of-work benefits | 7 | 5 | | | | In work tax credits | Percentage of in-work households with and without children receiving Child and / or Working tax credits | Not available | Not available | | | | Low earnings | 20th percentile of gross weekly earnings (20% of full-time workers receive earnings equal to or below this threshold) | 3 | 5 | | Living costs | | Housing affordability | Ratio of lower quartile house price to lower quartile earnings | 2 | 5 | | | | Housing costs | Median monthly rents for private sector two bedroom properties | Joint 2nd with 3 local authorities | 8 | | | | Fuel poverty | Percentage of households classed as being 'fuel poor' (using Low income - High costs model) | 8 | 19 | | Labour market exclusion| | Unemployment | Percentage of working-age population not in employment but actively seeking and available to start work | 2 | 1 | | | | Economic inactivity | Percentage of working-age population who are economically inactive | 6 | 5 | | | | Workless households | Percentage of working age households with no one in work | 5 | 4 | | Prosperity | Output growth | Output | Gross Value Added (GVA) per capita | 6 | 5 | | | | Private sector business | Number of private sector workplaces per 1,000 resident population | 4 | 3 | | | | Wages and earnings | Median gross weekly pay for full-time workers | 6 | 10 | | Employment | | Workplace jobs | Employee jobs by working-age population (jobs density) | 4 | 2 | | | | People in employment | Percentage of working age population in employment (employment rate) | 3 | 4 | | | | Employment in knowledge intensive services and High-tech manufacturing sectors | Percentage of employees in Knowledge intensive services or High-tech manufacturing industries | Not relevant | Not relevant | | Human capital | | Higher level occupations | Percentage of workers in managerial, professional and technical / scientific occupations (SOCs 1, 2 and 3) | Not relevant | Not relevant | | | | Working age population qualifications NVQ 2 and above | Percentage of working-age population qualified at NVQ Level 2 and above | 7 | 14 | | | | Educational attainment | Percentage of pupils at the end of Key stage 4 achieving 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grades A\* to C (including English and Mathematics) | 2 out of 7 | 5 |

- Leeds City Region is a Local Enterprise Region for ten local authorities in Yorkshire. These are Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield and York.

# Best Borough in the North is a list of 20 authorities across the North of England including Calderdale. Calderdale Council benchmarks its corporate performance on selected metrics against this list. The authorities are: Barnsley, Bolton, Bury, Calderdale, Doncaster, Gateshead, Kirklees, Knowsley, North Tyneside, Oldham, Rochdale, Rotherham, Sefton, South Tyneside, St Helens, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan and Wirral.

Inclusion theme: Income Percentage of working-age population receiving out-of-work benefits

Table 1ai: Percentage of working-age population receiving out-of-work benefits

| Area | Nov 2011 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2016 | |-----------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| | Calderdale | 16.1% | 15.9% | 15.1% | 14.2% | 13.1% | 12.5% | | Best Borough in the North average | 18.3% | 18.0% | 17.0% | 15.8% | 14.9% | 14.1% | | Leeds City Region | 15.5% | 15.3% | 14.4% | 13.6% | 12.8% | 12.1% | | England | 14.1% | 13.8% | 12.9% | 12.1% | 11.4% | 10.7% |

Figure 1ai: Percentage of working-age population receiving out-of-work benefits

Data source: DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) Work and Pensions Longitudinal study (benefit claimants - working-age client group), https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=105, accessed 26 February 2018

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Table 1aii a: Total in-work families in receipt of HMRC Working tax and Child tax credits ('000s)

| Area | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | |-----------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | Calderdale | 16.5 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.0 | | Leeds City Region total | 224.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 167.0 | | Best Borough in the North total | 381.0 | 287.0 | 285.0 | 284.0 | 299.0 |

Data source: HMRC (HM Revenue and Customs) Child and Working tax credit finalised award statistics - Geographical statistic, [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-tax-credits-statistics), accessed 2 January 2018

Table 1aii b: Percentage of Households in receipt of HMRC Working tax and Child tax credits

| Area | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | |-----------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | Leeds City Region | 28% | 21% | 21% | 20% |

Data source: Leeds City Region results from JRF Inclusive Growth monitor 2017 file "IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx", sheet "A. Indicator levels" [http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/mui/igau/growthmonitor/2017/IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx](http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/mui/igau/growthmonitor/2017/IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx) accessed 26 February 2018

Figure 1aii a: Total in-work families in receipt of HMRC Working tax and Child tax credits ('000s): Calderdale

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### Inclusion theme: Income

#### 20th percentile of gross weekly earnings *£*: Leeds City Region

Table and figure 1aiii a: 20th percentile of gross weekly earnings: Leeds City Region authorities

| Area | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| | Harrogate | £331.80| £334.20| £324.00| £326.90| £346.00| £363.70| £375.20| | Leeds | £329.00| £335.40| £345.00| £334.70| £345.00| £359.10| £364.40| | Calderdale | £316.50| £329.20| £317.10| £323.80| £341.00| £357.90| £359.50| | York | £318.40| £327.40| £336.60| £345.00| £345.20| £349.90| £357.10| | Selby | £345.90| £334.50| £351.40| £352.40| £364.00| £362.70| £357.00| | Wakefield | £300.10| £306.40| £316.00| £318.40| £334.50| £332.00| £353.60| | Kirklees | £317.20| £322.00| £325.80| £334.70| £336.30| £348.80| £352.50| | Barnsley | £316.70| £328.10| £323.10| £328.00| £325.00| £332.90| £347.20| | Bradford | £296.00| £306.40| £312.70| £311.90| £324.30| £328.10| £334.00| | Craven | £311.50| £306.10| £293.40| £308.20| £318.80| £309.10| £330.80| | Leeds City Region | £317.00| £323.70| £328.20| £328.00| £338.00| £338.00| £338.00|

**Data sources:**

- Individual authority results from NOMIS, annual survey of hours and earnings - resident analysis 2006 to 2016, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=30](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=30), accessed 16 February 2018
- Leeds City Region results from JRF Inclusive Growth monitor 2017 file "IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx", sheet "A. Indicator levels", [http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/mui/igau/growthmonitor/2017/IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx](http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/mui/igau/growthmonitor/2017/IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx) accessed 26 February 2018

**Note:**

# 20% of full-time workers receive earnings equal to or below this threshold.

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### Inclusion theme: Income

#### 20th percentile of gross weekly earnings #: Best Borough in the North authorities

Table 1aii b: 20th percentile of gross weekly earnings: Best Borough in the North authorities

| Area | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| | Barnsley | £316.70| £328.10| £323.10| £328.00| £325.00| £332.90| £347.20| | Bolton | £287.50| £304.10| £318.60| £325.70| £333.80| £334.90| | | Bury | £343.70| £323.40| £349.30| £353.80| £371.90| £375.40| | | Calderdale | £316.50| £329.20| £317.10| £323.80| £341.00| £357.90| £359.50| | Doncaster | £301.50| £295.10| £299.30| £317.80| £310.50| £326.30| £335.50| | Gateshead | £322.60| £330.40| £329.60| £333.80| £340.60| £354.80| | | Kirklees | £317.20| £322.00| £325.80| £334.70| £348.80| £352.50| | | Knowsley | £324.10| £323.10| £312.80| £318.10| £332.80| £342.20| £350.50| | North Tyneside| £317.40| £317.40| £333.90| £341.30| £351.40| £368.00| | | Oldham | £300.30| £314.40| £310.70| £320.10| £317.50| £331.20| £343.30| | Rochdale | £307.70| £329.20| £320.00| £322.00| £323.60| £333.70| £331.20| | Rotherham | £310.20| £306.60| £304.80| £308.20| £315.80| £339.00| | | Sefton | £321.00| £325.60| £336.00| £335.40| £331.50| £345.00| £358.10| | South Tyneside| £309.70| £320.20| £318.10| £330.00| £341.20| £352.40| | | St. Helens | £324.40| £307.80| £314.30| £315.70| £323.30| £345.30| £356.80| | Stockport | £334.80| £344.90| £351.10| £345.10| £364.50| £388.90| | | Tameside | £302.20| £308.10| £316.50| £310.80| £328.30| £340.40| £340.80| | Trafford | £334.70| £355.40| £361.90| £359.70| £359.40| £394.00| £404.50| | Wigan | £322.50| £322.50| £333.00| £322.10| £341.30| £344.70| £354.20| | Wirral | £329.00| £334.40| £333.60| £342.20| £345.80| £357.80| £356.80|

**Data source:** NOMIS, annual survey of hours and earnings - resident analysis, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=30](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=30), accessed 26 February 2018

**Note:**

# 20% of full-time workers receive earnings equal to or below this threshold

[Return to Index](#) Inclusion theme: Living costs Ratio of lower quartile house price to lower quartile earnings

Table 1bi: Ratio of lower quartile house price to lower quartile earnings

| Area | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |-----------------------------|------|------|------|------|------| | Calderdale | 4.36 | 4.64 | 4.75 | 4.84 | 4.59 | | Best Borough in the North average | 4.82 | 4.89 | 5.10 | 5.18 | 5.16 | | Leeds City Region | 5.92 | 5.86 | 6.07 | 6.21 | 6.35 | | England | 6.58 | 6.57 | 6.91 | 7.11 | 7.16 |

Figure 1bi: Ratio of lower quartile house price to lower quartile earnings

Data source: LG (Local Government) Inform ‘Ratio of lower quartile house price to lower quartile gross annual (residence-based) earnings’, http://www.lginform.local.gov.uk, accessed 26 February 2018

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### Inclusion theme: Living costs

**Median monthly rents for private sector two bedroom properties: Leeds City Region**

#### Table and figure 1bii a: Median monthly rents for private sector two bedroom properties: Leeds City Region

| Area | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | |-----------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | Barnsley | £400 | £400 | £400 | £400 | | Bradford | £450 | £450 | £475 | £475 | | Calderdale | £450 | £450 | £455 | £475 | | Kirklees | £450 | £450 | £450 | £475 | | Wakefield | £475 | £475 | £495 | £495 | | Selby | £500 | £510 | £550 | £525 | | Craven | £500 | £525 | £550 | £550 | | Leeds | £600 | £598 | £615 | £645 | | Harrogate | £650 | £650 | £695 | £695 | | York Unitary Authority | £650 | £650 | £695 | £695 | | Leeds City Region | £521 | £521 | £531 | |

#### Data sources:

- All figures except those for Leeds City Region are from Valuation Office Agency administrative database as at 26 February 2018,
- Leeds City Region figures from University of Manchester Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit (2017), Joseph Rowntree Foundation Inclusive Growth Monitor Complete data set, [https://www.mui.manchester.ac.uk/igau/research/inclusive-growth-indicators/](https://www.mui.manchester.ac.uk/igau/research/inclusive-growth-indicators/) accessed 26 February 2018.

### Inclusion theme: Living costs

**Median monthly rents for private sector two bedroom properties: Best Borough in the North authorities**

Table 1bii b: Median monthly rents for private sector two bedroom properties: Best Borough in the North authorities

| Area | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | |---------------|---------|---------|---------|---------| | Barnsley | £400 | £400 | £400 | £400 | | Doncaster | £450 | £450 | £400 | £450 | | Rochdale | £450 | £450 | £450 | £450 | | Rotherham | £450 | £450 | £450 | £450 | | South Tyneside| £450 | £450 | £450 | £450 | | St. Helens | £450 | £450 | £450 | £450 | | Wigan | £440 | £425 | £450 | £450 | | Calderdale | £450 | £450 | £455 | £475 | | Kirklees | £450 | £450 | £450 | £475 | | Wirral | £495 | £479 | £475 | £475 | | Gateshead | £475 | £475 | £475 | £480 | | Bolton | £450 | £450 | £475 | £495 | | Oldham | £465 | £475 | £475 | £495 | | Tameside | £475 | £475 | £485 | £495 | | Knowsley | £520 | £498 | £495 | £500 | | North Tyneside| £495 | £495 | £500 | £500 | | Bury | £475 | £495 | £525 | £525 | | Sefton | £550 | £550 | £550 | £550 | | Stockport | £575 | £575 | £625 | £645 | | Trafford | £675 | £695 | £700 | £750 |

**Data source:** Valuation Office Agency administrative database as at 26 February 2018, [https://data.gov.uk/publisher/valuation-office-agency](https://data.gov.uk/publisher/valuation-office-agency)

[Return to Index] Inclusion theme: Living costs Percentage of households classed as being ‘fuel poor’ (using Low income - high cost (LIHC) model): Leeds City Region

Table 1biii a: Percentage of households classed as being ‘fuel poor’ (using LIHC model): Leeds City Region

| Area | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |-------------------|------|------|------|------|------|------| | Calderdale | 19.5%| 12.1%| 11.6%| 11.7%| 12.2%| 13.6%| | Leeds City Region | 18.0%| 11.0%| 11.0%| 11.0%| 12.0%| |

Figure 1biii a: Percentage of households classed as being ‘fuel poor’ (using LIHC model): Leeds City Region

Data sources: Gov.uk Annual sub-regional poverty data: low income high costs indicator, https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics accessed 26 February 2018

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### Inclusion theme: Living costs

Percentage of households classed as ‘fuel poor’ (using Low income - high cost (LIHC) model): Best Borough in the North authorities

#### Table 1bii b: Percentage of households classed as being ‘fuel poor’ (using LIHC model): Best Borough in the North authorities

| Area | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |---------------|------|------|------|------|------|------| | Trafford | 18.5%| 13.1%| 11.1%| 10.0%| 10.4%| 9.9% | | Stockport | 18.5%| 12.3%| 9.7% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 10.2%| | Rotherham | 18.2%| 10.1%| 9.8% | 9.0% | 10.5%| 10.6%| | Sefton | 20.9%| 14.4%| 11.4%| 10.9%| 11.2%| 10.9%| | St. Helens | 20.0%| 11.3%| 10.1%| 9.7% | 10.3%| 10.9%| | Wigan | 19.8%| 11.3%| 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.9%| | Knowsley | 19.5%| 9.9% | 10.2%| 10.4%| 10.7%| 11.1%| | North Tyneside| 19.0%| 10.7%| 9.7% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 11.1%| | Bury | 19.1%| 12.4%| 10.3%| 10.1%| 10.4%| 11.2%| | Wirral | 20.5%| 13.5%| 11.2%| 10.6%| 10.9%| 11.2%| | Barnsley | 20.3%| 10.9%| 9.7% | 9.2% | 11.3%| 11.3%| | Doncaster | 20.1%| 11.4%| 10.0%| 9.8% | 11.6%| 11.3%| | Tameside | 19.7%| 11.9%| 10.4%| 9.8% | 10.2%| 11.9%| | Oldham | 19.8%| 11.3%| 11.2%| 10.7%| 10.7%| 12.1%| | South Tyneside| 21.3%| 10.2%| 11.0%| 11.3%| 11.8%| 12.3%| | Rochdale | 20.0%| 11.5%| 11.5%| 11.3%| 11.4%| 12.4%| | Bolton | 19.7%| 11.4%| 11.4%| 11.0%| 10.5%| 12.5%| | Gateshead | 22.6%| 10.9%| 11.0%| 10.9%| 11.2%| 12.7%| | Calderdale | 19.5%| 12.1%| 11.6%| 11.7%| 12.2%| 13.6%| | Kirklees | 18.9%| 11.5%| 12.0%| 11.8%| 11.6%| 14.0%|

**Data sources:** Gov.uk Annual sub-regional poverty data: low income high costs indicator, [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics) accessed 26 February 2018

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Unemployment rate – aged 16 – 64 years

Table 1ci: Unemployment rate - aged 16-64 years

| Area | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | |-----------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| | Calderdale | 8.7% | 7.6% | 6.5% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 2.0% | | Best Borough in the North average | 9.5% | 8.9% | 8.0% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 4.6% | | Leeds City Region | 8.7% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 6.1% | 5.3% | 5.0% | | England | 8.1% | 7.9% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.6% |

Figure 1ci: Unemployment rate - aged 16-64 years

Data source: Annual Population Survey, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=17](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=17), accessed 26 February 2018

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Table 1cii: Percentage of working-age population who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 years

| Area | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | |-----------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| | Calderdale | 23.1% | 21.8% | 20.2% | 19.9% | 20.8% | 22.2% | | Best Borough in the North average | 24.6% | 24.0% | 24.2% | 23.3% | 24.2% | 23.9% | | Leeds City Region | 24.5% | 23.2% | 24.0% | 22.8% | 22.9% | 23.1% | | England | 23.2% | 22.6% | 22.5% | 22.2% | 21.9% | 21.7% |

Figure 1cii: Percentage of working-age population who are economically inactive - aged 16-64 years

Data source: Annual Population Survey, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=17](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=17), accessed 26 February 2018

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Table 1ciii: Percentage of working age households with no one in work

| Area | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |-----------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------| | Calderdale | 19.3% | 18.1% | 17.7% | 14.6% | 14.7% | 15.9% | | Best Borough in the North average | 21.5% | 21.3% | 20.2% | 19.1% | 17.6% | 18.1% | | Leeds City Region | 20.4% | 18.6% | 17.9% | 17.4% | 15.8% | 16.3% | | England | 18.5% | 17.6% | 16.7% | 15.8% | 14.9% | 14.6% |

Figure 1ciii: Percentage of working age households with no one in work

Data source: Annual Population Survey - Households by combined economic activity status, https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=136, accessed 26 February 2018 Prosperity theme: Output growth Gross value added (GVA) per capita

Table 2ai: Gross value added (GVA) per capita

| Area | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| | Calderdale | £19,163| £19,615| £20,235| £20,330| £20,950| | Leeds City Region | £19,593| £19,925| £20,556| £20,792| £21,341| | England | £23,184| £23,828| £24,567| £25,624| £26,159|

Figure 2ai a: Gross value added (GVA) per capita: Calderdale compared with Leeds City Region (LCR) average

Data sources:

- Calderdale GVA from ‘ONS Regional GVA(I) by local authority in the UK 31 March 2017’, https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossvalueaddedgva/datasets/regionalgvaibylocalauthorityintheuk;
- Leeds City Region GVA from JRF Inclusive Growth monitor 2017 file ‘IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx’, sheet ‘A. Indicator levels’, http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/mui/igau/growthmonitor/2017/IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx accessed 26 February 2018

Return to Index Prosperity theme: Output growth Number of private sector workplaces per 1,000 resident populations

Table 2aii: Number of private sector workplaces per 1,000 resident population

| Area | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |-----------------------------|------|------|------|------|------| | Calderdale | 37.2 | 37.1 | 38.3 | 41.2 | 42.1 | | Best Borough in the North average | 29.4 | 29.4 | 30.4 | 33.1 | 34.2 | | Leeds City Region | 34.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 38.6 | | England | 39.9 | 40.0 | 41.4 | 44.1 | 45.5 |

Figure 2aii: Number of private sector workplaces per 1,000 resident population

Data source: ONS (Office for National Statistics) UK Business counts – Local units, https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=141, accessed 26 February 2018

Return to Index Prosperity theme: Output growth

Median gross weekly pay for full-time workers: Leeds City Region

Table 2aiii a: Median gross weekly pay for full-time workers: Leeds City Region

| Area | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------| | Calderdale | £515.60 | £479.70 | £493.30 | £503.10 | £522.10 | £503.30 | | Leeds City Region | £467.00 | £483.00 | £479.00 | £490.00 | | | | England | £513.20 | £520.60 | £523.60 | £531.90 | £544.70 | £555.80 |

Figure 2aiii a: Median gross weekly pay for full-time workers: Leeds City Region

Data sources:

- Local authority results from NOMIS, Annual survey of hours and earnings – resident analysis, https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=30, accessed 26 February 2018
- Leeds City Region results from JRF Inclusive growth monitor 2017 file ‘IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx’, sheet ‘A. Indicator levels’, http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/mui/igau/growthmonitor/2017/IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx, accessed 26 February 2019 Prosperity theme: Output growth

Median gross weekly pay for full-time workers: Best Borough in the North authorities

Table 2aiii : Median gross weekly pay for full-time workers: Best Borough in the North comparator group

| Area | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |---------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------| | Trafford | £561.50 | £567.40 | £574.20 | £568.20 | £564.40 | £602.10 | £602.00 | | Stockport | £497.30 | £517.40 | £537.10 | £522.00 | £540.00 | £547.20 | £565.40 | | North Tyneside| £456.60 | £454.40 | £479.40 | £460.80 | £503.00 | £514.80 | £545.50 | | Bury | £497.90 | £496.80 | £493.00 | £501.30 | £519.80 | £524.60 | £541.90 | | Wirral | £476.50 | £497.90 | £503.10 | £496.10 | £518.60 | £523.70 | £529.50 | | Sefton | £469.10 | £480.00 | £487.60 | £494.00 | £473.70 | £510.80 | £524.00 | | Wigan | £458.10 | £471.10 | £491.10 | £481.60 | £502.40 | £500.00 | £516.30 | | Knowsley | £434.50 | £451.00 | £463.80 | £462.70 | £475.50 | £476.50 | £511.90 | | Kirklees | £463.90 | £478.50 | £488.20 | £479.70 | £480.80 | £494.40 | £506.10 | | Calderdale | £462.30 | £515.60 | £479.70 | £493.30 | £503.10 | £522.10 | £503.30 | | St. Helens | £482.10 | £479.20 | £450.20 | £475.20 | £479.10 | £500.00 | £498.00 | | Gateshead | £456.90 | £465.70 | £475.20 | £486.60 | £486.50 | £487.30 | £495.70 | | Barnsley | £447.60 | £465.00 | £479.70 | £486.70 | £469.60 | £476.80 | £494.70 | | Rotherham | £450.90 | £462.80 | £447.60 | £457.30 | £481.10 | £485.20 | £494.00 | | Oldham | £411.50 | £425.70 | £429.90 | £457.30 | £442.50 | £469.90 | £485.10 | | Doncaster | £462.50 | £449.60 | £461.90 | £482.50 | £467.00 | £479.10 | £479.40 | | Tameside | £420.10 | £429.30 | £423.00 | £432.30 | £447.00 | £460.00 | £479.20 | | Bolton | £436.60 | £431.30 | £465.30 | £442.40 | £469.10 | £465.50 | £476.70 | | South Tyneside| £446.10 | £450.20 | £454.40 | £464.60 | £473.60 | £466.90 | £475.30 | | Rochdale | £446.00 | £477.30 | £458.10 | £458.30 | £463.40 | £470.50 | £464.20 |

Data source: Local authority results from NOMIS, Annual survey of hours and earnings – resident analysis, https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=30, accessed 26 February 2018 Prosperity theme: Employment Employee jobs by working-age population (jobs density)

Table 2bi: Number of employee jobs by working-age population (jobs density)

| Area | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |-----------------------------------|------|------|------|------|------| | Calderdale | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.85 | | Best Borough in the North average | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.70 | | Leeds City Region | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.81 | | England | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.85 |

Figure 2bi: Number of employee jobs by working-age population (jobs density)

Data source: ONS (Office for National Statistics) Jobs Density series, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=57](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=57), accessed 26 February 2018

Return to Index Prosperity theme: Employment Percentage of working age population in employment (employment rate)

Table 2bii: Percentage of working age population in employment (employment rate)

| Area | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | |-----------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| | Calderdale | 70.2% | 72.3% | 74.6% | 76.6% | 76.1% | 76.3% | | Best Borough in the North average | 68.2% | 69.2% | 69.8% | 71.9% | 71.5% | 72.3% | | Leeds City Region | 69.0% | 70.1% | 70.0% | 72.5% | 73.0% | 73.3% | | England | 70.5% | 71.2% | 72.3% | 73.5% | 74.1% | 74.7% |

Figure 2bii: Percentage of working age population in employment (employment rate)

Data source: Annual Population Survey, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=17](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=17), accessed 26 February 2018 Prosperity theme: Employment Percentage of employees in Knowledge intensive services or High-tech manufacturing industries

Figure 2biii: Percentage of employees in Knowledge intensive services or High-tech manufacturing industries: Leeds City Region

Data source: Leeds City Region results from JRF Inclusive Growth monitor 2017 file ‘IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx’, sheet ‘A. Indicator Levels’, http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/mui/igau/growthmonitor/2017/IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx accessed 26 February 2018

Return to Index Prosperity theme: Human capital

Percentage of workers in managerial, professional and technical / scientific occupations (standard occupational classifications (SOCs) 1, 2 and 3)

Table 2ci: Percentage of workers in managerial, professional and technical scientific occupations (SOCs 1, 2 and 3)

| Area | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | |-----------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| | Calderdale | 44.3% | 45.0% | 47.2% | 45.9% | 45.0% | 45.7% | | Best Borough in the North average | 39.3% | 39.2% | 39.1% | 39.5% | 40.4% | 40.9% | | Leeds City Region | 39.8% | 40.9% | 41.3% | 40.9% | 41.7% | 42.0% | | England | 44.0% | 44.2% | 44.8% | 44.6% | 45.6% | 45.9% |

Figure 2ci: Percentage of workers in managerial, professional and technical scientific occupations (SOCs 1, 2 and 3)

Data source: Annual Population Survey, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=17](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=17), accessed 26 February 2018 Prosperity theme: Human capital Percentage of working-age population qualified at National vocational qualification (NVQ) Level 2 and above

Table 2cii: Percentage of working-age population qualified at NVQ Level 2 and above

| Area | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |-----------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------| | Calderdale | 67.2% | 68.9% | 70.3% | 73.7% | 72.3% | 68.6% | | Best Borough in the North average | 66.4% | 69.0% | 69.4% | 71.1% | 71.7% | 71.2% | | Leeds City Region | 66.5% | 68.5% | 69.2% | 69.9% | 70.1% | 69.5% | | England | 69.3% | 71.7% | 72.4% | 73.2% | 73.4% | 74.2% |

Figure 2cii: Percentage of working-age population qualified at NVQ Level 2 and above

Data Source: Annual Population Survey, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=17](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=17), accessed 26 February 2018

Return to Index Prosperity theme: Human capital

Percentage of pupils at the end of Key stage (KS) 4 achieving 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grades A\* to C (including English and Mathematics)

Table 2ciii a: Percentage of pupils at the end of KS 4 achieving 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grades A\* to C (including English and Mathematics)

| Area | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |-------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------| | Calderdale | 61.1% | 65.7% | 58.2% | 61.8% | 60.4% | | Leeds City Region | 57.0% | 60.0% | 54.0% | 56.0% | | | England | 59.4% | 59.2% | 53.4% | 53.8% | 53.5% |

Figure 2ciii a: Percentage of pupils at the end of KS 4 achieving 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grades A\* to C (including English and Mathematics)

Data sources:

- Calderdale and England results from DfE (Department for Education) LAIT tool [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait), accessed 2 February 2018,
- Leeds City Region results from JRF Inclusive Growth monitor 2017 file ‘IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx’, sheet ‘A. Indicator Levels’; [http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/mui/igau/growthmonitor/2017/IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx](http://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/mui/igau/growthmonitor/2017/IGMonitor-2017-dataset.xlsx), accessed 26 February 2018 Prosperity theme: Human capital

Percentage of pupils at the end of Key stage (KS) 4 achieving 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grades A\* to C (including English and Mathematics): Best Borough in the North authorities

Table 2ciii b: Percentage of pupils at the end of KS 4 achieving 5 or more GCSEs or equivalent at grades A\* to C (including English and Mathematics) - Best Borough in the North authorities

| Area | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |---------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------| | Trafford | 72.4% | 70.5% | 72.2% | 70.7% | 71.4% | | North Tyneside| 61.9% | 64.8% | 56.2% | 62.0% | 62.7% | | Wirral | 65.4% | 66.2% | 60.0% | 61.9% | 62.2% | | Stockport | 65.0% | 65.8% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 61.9% | | Calderdale | 61.1% | 65.7% | 60.0% | 61.8% | 60.4% | | Gateshead | 60.6% | 61.7% | 58.5% | 58.1% | 59.0% | | Rotherham | 60.0% | 63.6% | 57.3% | 55.2% | 58.2% | | Wigan | 64.2% | 63.8% | 58.0% | 57.7% | 58.2% | | Tameside | 56.8% | 59.4% | 53.7% | 57.3% | 58.0% | | South Tyneside| 58.2% | 59.2% | 54.0% | 57.9% | 57.5% | | Bury | 63.0% | 62.3% | 56.9% | 55.4% | 57.3% | | Kirklees | 62.0% | 62.6% | 56.0% | 56.9% | 55.6% | | Barnsley | 45.3% | 50.3% | 47.1% | 49.5% | 55.2% | | Doncaster | 54.7% | 56.6% | 49.4% | 50.1% | 55.0% | | Sefton | 58.5% | 60.9% | 55.0% | 54.9% | 54.8% | | Bolton | 60.2% | 60.7% | 57.3% | 56.8% | 54.0% | | St. Helens | 55.1% | 55.5% | 55.2% | 54.7% | 53.9% | | Rochdale | 52.0% | 56.2% | 54.0% | 48.4% | 53.2% | | Oldham | 55.9% | 57.0% | 52.4% | 50.5% | 51.6% | | Knowsley | 40.9% | 43.7% | 35.4% | 37.4% | 36.4% |

Data source: DfE (Department for Education) LAIT tool, [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait), accessed 2 February 2018